Without more info it's difficult to help you. There are several provisions laid down under the facilitated naturalisation process and if your child meets the criteria then they would be able to apply for citizenship at some point .

"4. Article 30 Naturalization Act
A stateless, minor child who has lived in Switzerland for at least five years, one year of which being immediately prior to application.

5. Article 31a Naturalization Act
A foreign child, not yet 22 years old, who was not included in the naturalization of one of his/her parents and has lived in Switzerland for at least five years, one year of which being immediately prior to application. The child must be a minor at the time of application for naturalization by the parent. There must be close links with Switzerland.

6. Article 31b Naturalization Act A foreign child who was not able to acquire Swiss nationality because, before his/her birth, one of his/her parents had lost Swiss nationality. There must be close links with Switzerland.

7. Article 58a Naturalization Act A foreign child, from the marriage of a Swiss woman to a foreign national, who has close links with Switzerland.

8. Article 58c Naturalization Act
The illegitimately born child of a Swiss father. In the event of close links with Switzerland, an application may also be filed on completion of the child’s 22nd year."

Otherwise it will be regular naturalisation which currently requires 12 years of residency, Swiss language proficiency, knowledge of Swiss history, politics, etc.

Note that the naturalisation law is due to change sometime in 2017 and in addition to the above will require applicants to hold a C permit. EU nationals can get these after 5 years, non-EU nationals after 10 years unless they apply early through the VINTA procedure.

These clauses don't help, i remember reading in one of the threads that it was possible after about 20 years of age i.e when u are a major and not a minor to apply for citizenship if you are a swiss born.

These clauses don't help, i remember reading in one of the threads that it was possible after about 20 years of age i.e when u are a major and not a minor to apply for citizenship if you are a swiss born.

Only if you've lived here the required number of years, being born here changes nothing unless you are born to Swiss parents.

Tom

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These clauses don't help, i remember reading in one of the threads that it was possible after about 20 years of age i.e when u are a major and not a minor to apply for citizenship if you are a swiss born.

Your profile doesn't show where you live, I hope you speak German:
<<Reguläres Einbürgerungsverfahren

Only if you've lived here the required number of years, being born here changes nothing unless you are born to Swiss parents.

Tom

And even than it is only about losing Swiss citicenship, and it is about beeing born aboard and the birth never registered with any Swiss consulate/embassy/commune. Exactly the total oposite in every regard possible.

Art. 10 Abs. 1 Swiss Citizenship Act

Quote:

A child born abroad to a Swiss parent who is a citizen of another country loses Swiss citizenship on reaching the age of 22, unless his or her birth has been notified to a Swiss authority abroad or in Switzerland or he or she has declared in writing that he or she wishes to remain a Swiss citizen